Akpaife:
Mr Governor d most high God is watching u,ds is wickedness
I will advise d Igbos 2 push all their business 2 south east

what did you expect ,insulting the OBA, telling real lagosians that Lagos is no mans land.

Masterclass32:
You are waiting for them to come out and tell u that u are not wanted before u go?

The people that coined the words, "Actions speak louder than words" weren't entirely foolish.

This is a corporate Nigeria and where ever anyone sees oneself is one's home. Where do you want these guys to go? Some of them sacrificed their homelands to be used as oil wells that were used to develop Lagos.

This abominable act should be condemned in it's entirety and not to be giving excuses on what the victims have not done.
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I dont know which one to believe in all the stories, what you hear from lagos state government is entirely different from our igbo traders are saying. If its true that no notice was served or the notice has not expired before demolition, i see no reason why they have not gone to court up till now.

I am happy for what Ambode is doing, can't the Igbos relocate to the south south or south east? must they enrich other lands and live theirs for grass ?

olas24u:


what did you expect ,insulting the OBA, telling real lagosians that Lagos is no mans land.

Did you say insult the Oba

Dumb.

Ajaoogbo:

This is a corporate Nigeria and where ever anyone sees oneself is one's home. Where do you want these guys to go? Some of them sacrificed their homelands to be used as oil wells that were used to develop Lagos.

This abominable act should be condemned in it's entirety and not to be giving excuses on what the victims have not done.

This maltreatment has further lend credence to the continued agitation for the sovereign state of Biafra and it's being documented.

Where do I want them to go? East ofcourse. Oppotunities abound here. I know cause am on ground.

Would you rather they stay there and keep incurring unnecessary losses? Not counting the insults. The other day some people protested with placards asking them to go home. You read the story. Some lost as much as N20 million. Others more. U think its easy to recover from such devastating losses? Some must have lost their entire life savings, maliciously rendered paupers overnight.

It would not be this bad if they were in the east. For every market domolished here, an adequate alternative was provided. You heard they provided 600 shops for over five thousand traders. Assuming 600 people take up the shops provided, what happens to the remaining 4400?

Onye ajuru aju anaghi aju onwe ya.

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omenka:
I don't wanna believe Vanguard actually published something like this!

Why are these guys bent on fanning the embers of ethnic intolerance in this country From all the trash they published about Nnamumudi Kaalum to those about IPOD, it is crystal clear what the objective of these guys are, and it is a sinister one.

This is highly provocative, totally unnecessary, and not in tandem with the tenets and ethos of constructive reportage.

That said, I was and still am totally against that exercise. The government needed to have given more room for the traders to evacuate their stores. Government must always be seen to be pro-people and not what is being displayed here. I hope to see these guys come together and approach the Industrial Court to seek redress to this highly unjustifiable assault on their livelihood by the government who ought to protect same.

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Kitikpa sewaa nne i onu ebea
Afo sagbuo nne i
Otolo gbagbuo nna i
Tinka tigbuo nna i ebea
ezi ofia
Ozu nwulu anwu

obailala:
If truly the notice period given has not expired, then these traders should sue the hell out of the government. That by the side, a 21-day eviction notice is just plain silly and wicked, especially when it is given over a holiday period when the whole traders had travelled far away for christmas. Who even comes up with these diabolic ideas?

You should know government doesn't work that way, I watched a press conference with government officials debunking this claim of short notice yesterday on AIT, they said the government since about 8 years have been informing traders to relocate which I'm sure Nigerians true to their nature will overlook but when the day finally arrives they will then turn around and cry.

django1:


You should know government doesn't work that way, I watched a press conference with government officials debunking this claim of short notice yesterday on AIT, they said the government since about 8 years have been informing traders to relocate which I'm sure Nigerians true to their nature will overlook but when the day finally arrives they will then turn around and cry.

I doubt the government actually stated the day the demolition would take place else there's no way the traders wouldnt have removed their things. There's been back and forth arguments between the market association and traders concerning the proposed alternative market. According to some of the traders, they were informed that the matter would be settled amicably and this was the reason they still continued trading in the market, only for bulldozers to roll in and demolish the place in the middle of the night.

Rose2014:



Yesterday I read here that they were given 3months abi 3years notice bla bla bla but Just take a look at the bold.


This country can waste!!!!! Imagine a country that cannot produce ordinary toothpick set fire on electronics imported from China. Atimes I wonder if we're under a spell.smh

dis n many more ar reason why nigeria will continue to be a Zoo.

Ibos failed 2 adhere 2 OBA OF LAGOS ADVICE
[b]
He said, “On Saturday, if any one of you goes against Ambode who I picked, that is your end. If it doesn’t happen within seven days, just know that I am a bastard and its not my father who gave birth to me. “By the grace of God, I am the owner of Lagos for the time being. This is an undivided chair. The palace belongs to the dead and those coming in the future.

On Saturday, if anyone of you, I swear in the name of God, goes against my wish that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos state, the person is going to die inside this water.

“For the Igbos and others in Lagos, they should go where the Oba of Lagos heads to. When they were coming to the state, they didn’t come with all their houses. But now they have properties in the state. So they must do my bidding. And that is the bidding of the ancestors of Lagos and God.
“I am not ready to beg you. Nobody knew how I picked Ambode. Jimi is my blood relation and I told him that he can never be governor in Lagos for now.

The future belongs to God. I am not begging
anybody, but what you people cannot do in Onitsha, Aba or anywhere you can not do it here. If you do what I want, Lagos will continue to be prosperous for you, if you go against my wish, you will perish in the
"lagoon"

He continued,”I am for the progress, growth and development in Lagos, Ambode is highly cerebral, he’s a symbol and he is going to deliver the message which I the Oba of Lagos have said. And he will govern the state for another eight years.

“He is going on a mission and God will give him the wisdom and knowledge to fulfill that mission. Almost a year ago, I declared that Ambode will be the next governor of Lagos and it will not change - OBA AKIOLU OF LAGOS 2015 [/b]

Akpaife:
Mr Governor d most high God is watching u,ds is wickedness
I will advise d Igbos 2 push all their business 2 south east

no way. Igbos leaving lagos is exactly wat d devilish govt of lagos want. lagos is no man's land!
Igbos will contune to stay n remain in lagos whether they like it or not. Igbos must continue their business. oneday d actions of ambode will come back to haunt him. evil man.

Hizzy:

my brother I was there when the man and his wife was pleading the police officers with 200k first tim I saw a police man not accepting money but chose to demolish but the lower ranks are not to blame because of oga at the top

It's quite unfortunate and a clear sign that this LASG is out to punish the Igbos for supporting Jimmy Agbaje.

Sall:
20 million naira Worth of goods in those tiny shops na diamond you de sell insind the shop.igbos can lie chaiiii.....

Do u know a phone accessories in a 10kg carton is worth more than 3 million naira. U wont know because u ve never done internacional business before. U even called him a liar .
Have u ever seen a million naira before? That is yours? That u are a pauper in a calico,shouldnt make u open your decimated bucal cavity to say bunkun.

LMFashions:


It's quite unfortunate and a clear sign that this LASG is out to punish the Igbos for supporting Jimmy Agbaje.

many have learnt their lesson we are now relocating to east

drss2:
no way. Igbos leaving lagos is exactly wat d devilish govt of lagos want. lagos is no man's land!
Igbos will contune to stay n remain in lagos whether they like it or not. Igbos must continue their business. oneday d actions of ambode will come back to haunt him. evil man.

Stay in Lagos, make your money and take your proceeds home for the betterment of your ancestral lands and people.
Nigeria is a sham that must divide one day.
The Northerners do it, the yorubas do it, even the Chinese and Indians do it only the Igbos who ironically calm they want their own seperate country foolishly immensely contribute to the building and development other parts of Nigeria whilst taking insults and dehumanizing treatments at it.

For a people agitating for there own country for over 45yrs, I find this pattern very ridiculous.

Don't get me wrong, we build good houses in our home towns, in fact my home town has more beautiful empty houses than surulere and splendid road access of course.
What I want is a scenario where graduates from eastern university get employed in there respective states of graduation and not leaving for Lagos or Abuja.

We need multinationals, we needs standard local industries, we need empowerment.

Governments should empower and patronize local manufacturer, I find it foolhardy that my governor obiano would give police man Toyota cars to the detriment of innoson who needs patronage and encouragement.

fr3do:


Ndigbo can come to Anioma too o!

yes my dear. thk u for your understanding. am only trying to avoid insult from some south southerners that think igbos want attache by force.

Yinmu. These people are perpetual wailers. Even if you give them till eternity to evacuate sef they will find something to complain about and still scream victimization. When T.A Orji relocated some traders from Umuahia due to his desire to beautify the state capital during his tenure, some of them still complained. Obiano was attacked by many of them for enforcing a ban on street trading. They must sha complain about something. I for one have stopped taking them seriously.

https://www.nairaland.com/1511842/abia-state-reactions-trail-markets

Excerpts:

... The traders, however, are reacting differently to the development. Some have welcomed the new market, in principle, but are frowning at the short notice given for relocation. They are also lamenting the cost of the shops, describing it as too high. Others have commended the foresight of the government.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/traders-ground-onitsha-in-protest-over-relocation-threat/

What specifically is in Yoruba's past that makes other people muscle and put demands on us unnecessarily in our homes even when we have done everything humanly possible to be the best hosts and neighbors?

If notices of 3 years ago wasn't good enough for the traders, what about the one of 3 months ago? Or the last notice of 3 weeks?

The subliminal message from the ibos here is that, they want to be untouchable in Yoruba land. Ibos don't want to bow or respect Yoruba authority. We really have to push back hard now or we will go into the wall. What exactly are we afraid of? The world will support everything we do to protect ourselves.

Do they mean non of the traders in the market were allowed to pack their goods If that is true, the cry would have been deafening and the carnage would have been more than what we are seeing.
Another question is was the new market constructed within the 21 days the notice was issued
I didn't doubt those that claim their goods was destroyed, I believe they act like a typical Nigerian, after 21 days notice was issued, a trader still import goods and pack in the same shop that was billed for demolition and still travelled

Luukasz:
Even thou biafrans are lousy but to be candid Lagos state government is heartless how can you destroy goods worth billions of naira without giving the traders any form of notice nor showing mercy this is an act of tyranny.
My good igbo friends who are Nigerians also need to tread gently wherever they are.

it is high time we start reasoning with out brain and not anus! How can the government be unreasonable and give 3 month notice? They've been notified even in Fash era.we Nigerians are found of bribing our ways through everything and ignoring strict instructions! Same is happening in ladipo now and when they start demolishing ,they will call it wickedness

We all saw the pictures of the rubbles, and all we saw are few FLIP FLOPS in what looked like a bag of trash, is that all that was sold in there, a supposed electronics market? Not even a smashed radio was seen.

These people are vindictive and mischievous with their lives revolving around greed, lies and propaganda! And Yoruba enables them since we can't stand up and smash it once and for all, we are the only people they do this to, they see us as their natural MUMU to walk on as pleased.

Realdeals:
Do they mean non of the traders in the market were allowed to pack their goods If that is true, the cry would have been deafening and the carnage would have been more than what we are seeing.
Another question is was the new market constructed within the 21 days the notice was issued
I didn't doubt those that claim their goods was destroyed, I believe they act like a typical Nigerian, after 21 days notice was issued, a trader still import goods and pack in the same shop that was billed for demolition and still travelled

I don't believe this 21-day notice gist.

You know Nigerians, maybe they didn't take the earlier notices seriously.

Observant:


Stay in Lagos, make your money and take your proceeds home for the betterment of your ancestral lands and people.
Nigeria is a sham that must divide one day.
The Northerners do it, the yorubas do it, even the Chinese and Indians do it only the Igbos who ironically calm they want their own seperate country foolishly immensely contribute to the building and development other parts of Nigeria whilst taking insults and dehumanizing treatments at it.

For a people agitating for there own country for over 45yrs, I find this pattern very ridiculous.

Don't get me wrong, we build good houses in our home towns, in fact my home town has more beautiful empty houses than surulere and splendid road access of course.
What I want is a scenario where graduates from eastern university get employed in there respective states of graduation and not leaving for Lagos or Abuja.

We need multinationals, we needs standard local industries, we need empowerment.

Governments should empower and patronize local manufacturer, I find it foolhardy that my governor obiano would give police man Toyota cars to the detriment of innoson who needs patronage and encouragement.

hmm good points.

Hizzy:

my brother I was there when the man and his wife was pleading the police officers with 200k first tim I saw a police man not accepting money but chose to demolish but the lower ranks are not to blame because of oga at the top

See Ibos opening supporting criminality...imagine attempting to circumvent the law by bribing police officers...what is wrong with this people....if the guy had been arrested for that now....they will start crying ICC and claiming victimisation...

NakedEve:
These people surely don't HV eyes to see the spirit realm.
I am from the water.
I also have air spirit and I must tell you that anything that will make Igbo's united economically will shake our kingdom.
Their star as a tribe is so bright that it blinds us.
They r a giant.
That righteous man sends giant angels to guard Nidigbo because of what they r destined to be.
We see the giant angels n get annoyed!

In the spirit realm it has been seen that in the period of waning of the religion of that righteous man up there, that the Igbo's, Ijaws, Itsekiris n Urhobos shall team up n work together n cause a shaking revival in Europe.

This though will be spearheaded by Nidigbo.


It is destined that there will be a major shaking that will make them go back home.
And so we cannot allow Igbo go home cos they will then become an economic giant.

From here they shall spring up n become so great that with their funds they will shake Europe with the message of that righteous man up there.

We must do everything to keep them scattered in other parts of this country so that they will loose focus n never achieve what has been purported for them.

And now that righteous man is forcing them indirectly thru Lagos govt to go back home
We must stop them.

Tell that righteous man to up the tempo...

obailala:
If truly the notice period given has not expired, then these traders should sue the hell out of the government. That by the side, a 21-day eviction notice is just plain silly and wicked, especially when it is given over a holiday period when the whole traders had travelled far away for christmas. Who even comes up with these diabolic ideas?

OMG!!
Anyi no n'ime otu naijiria

cheruv:

OMG!!
Anyi no n'ime otu naijiria

Of course anyi no n'ime otu naijiria, ala ebe ndi n'achi anyi n'emegbu anyi. East to west and from north to south, na d same story.

LMFashions:


It's quite unfortunate and a clear sign that this LASG is out to punish the Igbos for supporting Jimmy Agbaje.

So what are you going to do about it....we warned you but you would not listen....why not go back to your land...

Luukasz:
Even thou biafrans are lousy but to be candid Lagos state government is heartless how can you destroy goods worth billions of naira without giving the traders any form of notice nor showing mercy this is an act of tyranny.
My good igbo friends who are Nigerians also need to tread gently wherever they are.

most of it,are fake products anyways....

make them buy only nigerian made products...chinese products my foot....

you need to first buy dollars with your nairas to buy chinese nonesense products....who is fooling who....

if the business of igbos is harming the economie of nigeria,then we get rid of the harmfull business,,,

dem this wans should better go back to their villages and get back to farming,than dumping the rubbish of all the ol world in nigeria...

nigeria is not the dustbin of the world!...

asorocker:
Igbos who fail to reinvest in the east choosing to put all their eggs in the Lagos basket should expect more than this.
This is only the beginning of the drowning of igbos in the lagoon.
For the umpteenth time igbos should start divesting and investing 50% of their investment in the east, there will be nothing more than appealing to some people of igbos coming to shed crocodile tears of how the lost N20m in demolition of shops and houses.

yea...go back to the east with your fake products...turn your own east to the dustbin of the world,and not the ol nigeria...